Hanna Perekhoda looks at some of the preconceptions and simplifications that, in Western Europe, shape discussion of the war in Ukraine.
James Doughney interrogates some commonly held beliefs and assumptions about monopoly capital, surplus profits and the export of capital — and explains why they are not coherent.
Hanna Perekhoda revisits Lenin’s pre-1917 writings on the right of nations to self-determination from the perspective of his Ukrainian contemporary, Lev Yurkevych.
Iqra Anugrah — The rise of potential state challengers to US dominance does not mean the ushering in of a new progressive era, but it can represent opportunities for social movements to challenge Western imperialism.
Leónidas Iza (Pachakutik, Ecuador): ‘Our election campaign is an extension of the people’s struggle’
Leónidas Iza analyses the country’s economic and political crisis, the impact of popular mobilisations and the need to articulate a project from the grassroots that combines social struggles and electoral disputes.
After the fall: Hope amid the ruins of post-Assad Syria
Kevin B. Anderson — A few months after the epochal fall of the Assad dictatorship, Syria remains in flux. Nonetheless, some broad outlines of where Syria is going can be discerned.
Geopolitics of genocide: An interview with Rafeef Ziadah
Rafeef Ziadah — The genocide in Gaza lays bare the harsh realities of modern geopolitics, highlighting the mechanisms of power in a world shaped by imperial ambitions and the strategic exploitation of resources.
The age of neofascism and its distinctive features
Gilbert Achcar — With each passing day and at an accelerating pace, it becomes increasingly obvious that we are witnessing a new era of rise of the far right on a global scale.
The meaning of Trumpism for Mexico and the world
Manuel Aguilar Mora — Trump proclaimed that his MAGA movement was the beginning of a new US. But where is this new US going?
Boris Kagarlitsky: Trump’s uncertain foreign policy
Boris Kagarlitsky — No one quite knows what to expect of Donald Trump’s presidency. Which is only natural, as he himself does not know.
Beyond protest: Can Serbia’s student movement spark a political breakthrough?
Dmitry Pozhidaev — The student protests are significant in that they expose and deepen the fractures within Serbian capitalism, potentially laying the groundwork for more profound political shifts in the future.
Marty Hart-Landsberg — The AI craze has gone on long enough for us to start drawing some plausible conclusions about where it is leading.